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Money is the Root of all Evil?

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Woodrow:

--- Quote from: Jay ay Beee on December 30, 2002, 06:12:23 PM ---You can't argue with what was originally quoted.  People view money as evil because the human being is naturally greedy, and many people allow money and the pursuit of it to corrupt them.  Look at Tony Montana, he became addicted to the cheese, and that fucked with him.  It's like a drug, and that's where Jesus was coming from when he said it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than it was for a rich man to get into heaven.  It's harder for a rich man to get in than a poor man, because it is more likely that the rich man has been corrupted by money.  So money isn't the root of all evil, but man's faults mean that money twists people.

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I reccomend that you pick up Atlas Shruged and read the whole thing...

Jay ay Beee:
why?

min0rity:
one thing i wanted to mention was that i hate motherfuckers who WANTS to be ignorant even though they themselves know that they're wrong, their 'ego' prevents them from correcting themselves....they just dont want to listen...that i hate more than anything in the world

Ant:
Money is simply a medium of exchange.  Its silly to call it the root of all evil,or to even blame it for its damage to society.  It's like this, back in the day if your dad was a chicken rancher and you wanted to go to school he would have to pay the teacher in chickens.  You had to trade your goods/services for other goods/services.  This is the beginning of money.  The only other option is to simply produce everything yourself, in which case we would still all be farmers without TV living in huts.  

Eventually someone realized that its a pain in the ass always having to trade because it required what is refered to as the "double coincidence of wants."  I had to have something you wanted, you needed something I wanted or else we couldn't trade.  So we progressed into turning precious metals (gold/silver) into money that could be used for trade.  But gold was pretty heavy and still not the best option yet.  So we progressed again to paper money, its light, portable, and accepted by everyone.  Now we don't have to worry about "the double coincidence of wants" nor do we have to worry about carry about carts of gold.  This is the root of all money.  It is a necesary part of society.

To return to the initial quote.  Money is what you receive for your efforts.  The amount you possess is an indicator of your value and your work contributed to society.  Those that say money is evil, must not want to work.  That's fair enough, but in saying that you should realize that without money you would have to work much harder.  All the progress we have enjoyed from money wouldn't exist in a world without money.  In a world without money their would be no trade, no techonlogical development, no books, or colleges.  That might sound far fetched but if money didn't exist authors wouldn't write for who would they sell to?  Technological development wouldn't exist without forcing people together to work on it.  Money allows people to work collectively of their own free will.  You say socialism conquers this problem, but socialism and freedom can't exist.  To quote Fyodor Dovestsky "Assurance of bread and water and freedom cannot coexist." Basically, if I'm going to insure that you have something to eat, I also have to insure that another person makes that food for you.  Somewhere along the way, a person's freedom is sacrificed.  

Why should you read Atlas Shrugged?  It's an interesting arguement against socialism, alturism, and many american ideals.  While I can't say I totally argee with her, I can that those people who wish to make a stand for altruism, and socialism should read the opposing arguements.  Many people get off on the fact that they can prove their friends, neighbors, etc. wrong but how many of you can prove wrong the strongest opposing arguement to your own beliefs.  Finally, the book is just enjoying, positive, and motivating.  It gives you a greater appreciation for life, your own specifically.

ITW [the irish boy]:
Is money the root of all evil. No
Is money the root of most evil. Yes

Money is not used right. We have good people, who have houses with 2 cars and a swimming pool, and we have good people living in a one roomed apartment with two kids. We have good people sleeping on our streets.
Money makes the good rich people want more, the latest car, the latest tv set, the nicest restaurant. It denies the poor family from basic human rights, makes them feel inferior to the rich. It keeps good homeless people in a vicious circle of poverty. It makes rich business people put economic growth ahead of helping those in need. It makes young unemployed people commit crime in pursuit of a better life. On the global scene, america tyranises the rest of the world with its money, and they respond by dying and fighting for moneyy

Still....moneys not the problem, it's how people use it.

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